How to Enroll to graduate studies?

What are the admission criteria?

Please see the Faculty’s Graduate Studies Catalogue. A printed copy can be
obtained from the Graduate Secretariat at the Faculty, or you can download the
catalogue as a PDF
file from the Faculty website. Please note that actual admission is
determined individually for each candidate, at the discretion of the Admissions
Committee. The threshold conditions for admission may change.

How do I register for an M.Sc. degree?

In order to register, you must complete Technion registration forms.
Registration for the winter semester takes place in April, and registration for
the spring semester takes place in November (particularly outstanding students
may register late with special permission – please contact the Secretariat for
details).

Please also see the Registration page on the website of the
Graduate School.
For further details, please contact the
Graduate Secretariat at
the Faculty. It is possible (and recommended) to come to the reception hours of
the Deputy Dean for Graduate Studies.

Further
details about the admissions conditions and admissions tracks at the Faculty are
available in the Faculty’s Graduate Studies Catalogue.

Is there any difference in admission based on the track/faculty
where I studied? Can you give a bit more detail?

Admission is based mainly on the candidate’s ability to study and undertake
research for an M.Sc. degree, and is based among other factors on their grades
in their B.Sc. degree, an admissions interview, and so forth.

There is no difference in the admission of graduates in computer
engineering (and other common tracks in computer science) according to the
parent faculty. It makes no difference whether the student completed their B.Sc.
degree under Electricity or under Computer Science.

Any degree in computer science studied at a faculty of computer
science at universities in Israel (a major department at other universities or a
joint track at Computer Science and another faculty at the Technion) will exempt
the student from complementary studies.

The program for graduates of three-year degrees requires 30 credit
points, while the program for graduates of four-year degrees requires 18 points.

There are two compulsory courses. Any student who studied these
courses as an undergraduate is exempt from the courses.

There is a uniform threshold for all the tracks at the Faculty (including
joint tracks with other faculties, regardless of the student’s parent faculty).
However, remember that the undergraduate grades are not the only criterion.

Improvements in grades secured by repeating a course studied in the
past will not necessarily be taken into account for the purpose of admission (and
a large number of “asterisks” on the printout is liable to have a negative
impact on the admission process).

Improved mathematical subjects, as permitted in the undergraduate
catalogue, will be taken into account in the admission process.

There is a significant correlation between the undergraduate
average and success in the M.Sc. degree. Accordingly, it is easier to be
admitted and easier to find a supervisor for students with particularly high
grades. Such students may also receive an enhanced scholarship.

There is a significant correlation between internal status and
success in the M.Sc. degree. Accordingly, the admissions requirements for
external students (i.e. those who work outside) are higher.

How do I register for a Ph.D. degree?

In order to register, you must complete Technion registration forms. In
registration for a Ph.D. degree, you must find a supervisor in advance. Please
go to the Graduate Studies Coordinator at the Faculty with the registration.

Title of the research topic (signed by the advisor) and a brief research proposal.
With the
recommendation of the intended supervisor, consideration will also be given to
admitting candidates with a general research topic that has not yet been
consolidated into a detailed research proposal. In these cases, the title of the
research topic should be attached to the admission application, together with a
non-binding paragraph describing possible avenues of research.

Two
evaluation forms for a Ph.D. candidate (Faculty) completed by
the referees. These should be sent directly to the Graduate Studies
Coordinator at the Faculty.

Two letters of recommendation from referees – to be sent directly
to the Graduate Studies Coordinator at the Faculty.

Resume and list of publications (it is recommended that the articles also be
attached).

Registration forms and procedure

Joint Ph.D. degrees at the Technion and other universities

The Technion supports joint programs for the supervision of doctorate students
in cooperation with other universities, including overseas universities.
Approval is on an individual basis and a special agreement is signed in each
case. For details, please contact the Graduate Secretariat at the Faculty.